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Forum to address rise in resistance

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Forum to help fight rise in resistance

Safety change at Mt Gambier

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Barley values come under pressure

Barley prices have fallen by up to $40/t in the past week, with uncertainty over the Chinese anti-dumping investigation playing a key role.

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Crunch time for sorghum

Industry talked up sorghum crop prospects following a great October, but the situation at the end of November is not so rosy.

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Celebrating change of Mallee prospects

FROM dustbowls to surprising drought yields, the past two decades have seen some dramatic changes in the Mallee cropping landscape.

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Frost window pushes later

Some Victorian centres this month recorded the latest calendar date for a frost event on record, and it was cold through NSW and SA too.

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Sheep

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Australia adopts NZ’s lamb definition for exports

Littleproud puts bite on NZ's export advantage with change to teeth definition of lamb

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Goat industry ready to grow

Goatmeat producers with an interest in helping develop the industry are being encouraged to apply to be part of a new advisory group.

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Woolgrowers lower levy rate to 1.5 per cent

Australian woolgrowers have voted to lower the levy rate paid on their wool cheque to 1.5 per cent.

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Wool production forecasts drop

WOOL production within SA is expected to be down 8 per cent on 2017-18 figures, according to data from the Australian Wool Production Forecasting committee.

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Challenging the ‘norm’

Merino ewes to be joined back to meat maternal or terminal sires is at the its lowest number in seven years.

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Market Chat – November 19 | VIDEO

Stock Journal's PAULA THOMPSON talks through what's been happening in saleyards in the past week.

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Change of leadership welcomed

LEADERSHIP changes being made at Australian Wool Innovation have been welcomed by the local sheep industry.

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Wool Extra brought to you by AWI

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How to manage silverleaf nightshade infestations

Advertiser content: AWI has collaborated with MLA, The Graham Centre, The Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated, the South Australian Grain Industry Trust and local and state Government organisations to create the Australian Best Practise Management Mannual 2018 to help producers address infestations of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium).

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What’s the value of your pasture?

Advertiser content: The performance of sheep is largely determined by the quality and quantity of available pasture which, when known, enables better decisions to be made regarding allocation of stock to paddocks or supplementary feeding.

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New USA study backs wool to relieve eczema symptoms

Advertiser content: A new study in the USA has supported previous findings that wearing superfine Merino wool helps ease the symptoms of eczema and improves the wearer’s quality of life.

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Neeman’s and Woolmark launch India’s first mens’ shoe made from Merino wool

Advertiser content: Neeman’s is India’s first footwear brand to use the natural, renewable and biodegradable fibre in its shoes.

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Beef

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Australian beef’s deft move in Korea underpinned by reputation

Global markets a highlight at Red Meat 2018 in Canberra.

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Three-way cow interest

Three studs purchased a cow in partnership at Birubi Limousin dispersal

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Tony Hegarty elected new Cattle Council president

The Cattle Council of Australia has a new president.

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Bovine ‘fitbit’ helps farmers track cows

CSIRO and agtech startup Ceres Tag have created a tag to help farmers to keep track of where their livestock are and what they are doing.

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Dairy

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Dairy records key to making right choices

AIMING to drive production and breed the best cows they can, South East dairyfarmers Graeme and Michele Hamilton and their son Craig, are focused on keeping good records to help them make informed decisions.

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Take steps to keep cows cool

HEADING into summer, easy-to-implement, low-cost measures are being shared to reduce heat stress and keep cows cool.

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Controversial topics on agenda at Aust Dairy Conference

Australia’s dairy industry is set to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the sector head-on at the Australian Dairy Conference in Canberra next February 19-21.

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Aussie cheese addiction

Cheesemonger Anthony Femia says consumers in the United States can't get enough of Australian style marinated cheese.

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Feed prices put pressure put on dairy operation

FEED costs have risen to “stupid” prices in recent months, creating increased stress to the bottom line of Adelaide Hills dairyfarmer Rick Gladigau.

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‘We don’t care’ – Gen Y turns a blind eye to ag

New polling from the National Farmers Federation shows 18 – 29 year olds are the least engaged with agriculture.

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Students set for FaceTime a Farmer

Connecting farmers and the wider public through FaceTime a Farmer.

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Iraq drifting to the dark side | Grain Brokers Australia

Iraq is looking to Russia rather than continuing to buy Australian-grown high protein wheat.

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China delivers barley bombshell

China has dropped a bombshell on the Aussie barley industry, announcing it will launch anti-dumping investigations into the trade.

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Market Chat – November 19 | VIDEO

Stock Journal's PAULA THOMPSON talks through what's been happening in saleyards in the past week.

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Santa gets an Aussie farm Christmas

See Aldi's Christmas campaign that gets Santa into the yards, and building fences.

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Market Chat – November 12

ANOTHER saleyard record was set last week at Naracoorte. Hear more in Market Chat.

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Lenswood Forest Range Ag Bureau relaunches| Photos

The Adelaide Hills horticulture industry showed its support to re-launch the Lenswood Forest Range Agricultural Bureau last night, with more than 80 people attending.

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Hamish awarded Jim McColl award

CONSULTANT Hamish Dickson, AgriPartner Consulting, Clare, was awarded the Jim McColl Ag Institute Australia Young Consultant Award at the University of Adelaide's Waite campus last night.

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Students set for FaceTime a Farmer

Connecting farmers and the wider public through FaceTime a Farmer.

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Market Chat – November 19 | VIDEO

Stock Journal's PAULA THOMPSON talks through what's been happening in saleyards in the past week.

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Dairy lunch chance to grow networks | PHOTOS

WOMEN from the dairy industry took some time away from the farm to relax for first of the DairySA’s Ladies Lunch.

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Opinion

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Look beyond the dollars and cents on National Ag Day

NFF President Fiona Simson says Australia's farmers are motivated to leave behind stronger communities, healthier environments and a more sustained world.

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With high grain prices, should you sell now or defer into next year?

High grain prices will yield decent profits for producers this year but it might be worth holding off until next year to sell.

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Why should we remember the Great War?

I do think the war was a tragedy, even aside from the suffering and death it imposed.

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Property

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Glen Innes’ Middle Ridge heads to auction | Video

Mike and Robyn Condon’s Glen Innes lifestyle property Middle Ridge will be auctioned on December 8.

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Omaroo auction on December 14

The Pittsworth property Omaroo will be auctioned by Ray White Rural on December 14.

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Denville sold at auction | Video

The Allora property Denville has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for $1.4 million.

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Tenterfield’s iconic Isla on the market | Video

The Jeffrey family's iconic Tenterfield property Isla is on the market through Ray White Rural.

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Machinery

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Prepare for bushfire

Silvan urge farmers to prepare for fire season

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Faster, bigger, better

Landboss launch new diesel SSV

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Frustrated farmers can own all the machinery with this upgrade

Farm Simulator 19 about to be launched

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Ag engineering hub launched

USQ centre for agricultural engineering launched

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Built with steel in its DNA

New Mahindra tractors available to dealers

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Rural students should not be slowed down

NBN Sky Muster Plus a win for isolated children

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Ruralco to start farming data

Ruralco invest in agtech company DataFarming

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Milestone moment as Eddy marks 50 years in industry

WHILE there have been plenty of changes in realm of agriculture machinery in the past half century, there has been one constant during that time - Eddy Ward.

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